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Taika Waititi really seems to be on a streak of losing shows and films. The filmmaker adapted the acclaimed Terry Gilliam film Time Bandits as a show for Apple TV+ but the series was canceled after its very first season. The adventure comedy series featured Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, and Waititi himself.

The series was co-created with Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris. While the show achieved critical acclaim, it did not seem to get the required viewership for a historic fiction sci-fi adventure series as big as that and hence was reportedly canceled. However, interest still remains within a small circle of fans.

Time Bandits Will Not Return For A Season 2 A still from Time Bandits | Credits: Apple TV+

Taika Waititi’s hot streak of getting his shows canceled this year is going strong. The filmmaker and actor’s latest series to get canceled after the beloved pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death,...

Director and producer George Nolfi offers a surprising update for Taika Waititi's Flash Gordon reboot after three years of silence. First created by Alex Raymond in 1934 for comics, Mike Hodges brought the character to the big screen in 1980 with Flash Gordon, starring Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Brian Blessed, Timothy Dalton, and Max Von Sydow. Waititi was brought on board to write and direct an animated reboot for 20th Century and Disney, though it was later reconceived as a live-action project in 2021.

As Nolfi discussed his new action-thriller Elevation with Collider, the director opened up about his involvement with Waititi's Flash Gordon reboot. Nolfi was originally on board as a producer, but he indicated he's drifted away from it in recent years. He said:

I'm not too involved with that one. There are a couple of things coming up that I can't talk about that I'm humbled to be involved...

Fremantle has signed a first look and development deal with Fudge Park, the British scripted comedy company founded by “The Inbetweeners” creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley.

Under the arrangement, Fremantle will become the primary home for all of Fudge Park’s upcoming scripted projects, with the indie working closely with Fremantle’s global drama and international distribution divisions to help develop its drama and comedy slate and expand globally.

The deal was brokered by Jill Kellie, Fremantle’s vice president of commercial strategy, commercial and international, and Jonathan Blyth, Fudge Park managing director, and follows the success of The two company’s recent collaboration on BBC comedy “Daddy Issues.” Starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey, the series debuted in August, becoming BBC Three’s biggest new comedy series launch of the year and the biggest comedy series for the channel since it relaunched in 2021.

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Fremantle is getting into business with Fudge Park, the indie behind Aimee Lou Wood’s BBC comedy Daddy Issues.

The pair have struck a first look and development deal, which will see Fremantle become the primary home for all of Fudge Park’s upcoming scripted projects. The UK indie will also work closely with Fremantle’s global drama and International sales divisions to help develop its drama and comedy slate.

Fudge Park’s latest is Daddy Issues, which is sold by Fremantle and was recently re-upped for a Season 2. Starring Sex Education breakout Wood and David Morrissey and created by Danielle Ward (Brassic), Daddy Issues follows Stockport-based Gemma (Wood), who discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up. The show is the top-rated BBC Three comedy since the channel’s 2021 relaunch, according to the national broadcaster.

Fudge Park was founded a decade ago by The Inbetweeners creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris.

What We Do in the Shadows' showrunner has revealed if Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi will be returning to the show. The duo co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in the original 2014 mockumentary as vampire roommates Vladislav the Poker and Viago von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg (n von Blitzenberg), later reprising those roles in multiple episodes across seasons 1, 2, and 3 of the FX show based on the movie, which Clement also created. The upcoming What We Do in the Shadows season 6 is set to be the final season of the series.

Screen Rant recently had the opportunity to sit down with the cast and crew of What We Do in the Shadows season 6 ahead of the premiere. When asked if Clement and Waititi might reprise their roles on the show another time, showrunner Paul Simms revealed that "those guys were very busy" working on their TV remake of Terry Gilliam's 1981 movie Time Bandits,...

What We Do in the Shadows' showrunner has revealed if Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi will be returning to the show. The duo co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in the original 2014 mockumentary as vampire roommates Vladislav the Poker and Viago von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg (n von Blitzenberg), later reprising those roles in multiple episodes across seasons 1, 2, and 3 of the FX show based on the movie, which Clement also created. The upcoming What We Do in the Shadows season 6 is set to be the final season of the series.

Screen Rant recently had the opportunity to sit down with the cast and crew of What We Do in the Shadows season 6 ahead of the premiere. When asked if Clement and Waititi might reprise their roles on the show another time, showrunner Paul Simms revealed that "those guys were very busy" working on their TV remake of Terry Gilliam's 1981 movie Time Bandits,...

Time Bandits' travels has come to an end. Apple TV+ has cancelled the fantasy adventure series after one season, which premiered on the streaming service on July 24th.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti star in the series inspired by the 1981 film of the same name. Created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, Time Bandits follows a rag-tag team of time-traveling thieves looking for treasure.

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The other month, Apple TV+ aired the season finale to Time Bandits, its TV update of Terry Gilliam's 1981 time-hopping adventure movie. Now, not 30 days later, the streamer has opted to call it quits. Time Bandits is canceled, according to The A.V. Club.

We enjoyed the loose, family-friendly tone of Time Bandits, which starred Lisa Kudrow as the head of a time-traveling band of merry robbers and Kal-El Tuck as the young history nerd who joined them on their adventures. But you'd be forgiven if you didn't even know this series existed. Despite having some big names behind it — the show was created by Iain Morris, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the latter two of whom also created What We Do In The Shadows — there wasn't much buzz about it. Considering that it cost a pretty penny to make — building sets for every new era the Time Bandits visit doesn't...

The Taiki Waititi remake of Terry Gilliam’s beloved Time Bandits won’t be returning, with poor viewing figures being the likely culprit.

When Apple TV+ first announced that it was making a fantasy series –Time Bandits – based on the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name, it sounded like a clever idea, not least because of the talent involved. It was created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi (who would also appear in the series) as well as Iain Morris, best known as the co-creator of The Inbetweeners.

Apple didn’t skimp on the budget either (does it ever?) with all of those dollars definitely showing up on the screen. High production values meant impressive lighting and special effects and we’ll bet Mr Waititi didn’t come cheap either. According to The Hollywood Reporter though, none of that was enough to tempt audiences in the numbers that Apple was hoping for,...

Time Bandits has been canceled.

On Monday (Sept. 16), Apple TV+ canceled the fantasy series after just one season, Variety confirmed.

Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi created the series as an adaption of the 1981 movie of the same name from director Terry Gilliam.

Keep reading to find out more…Time Bandits – which starred Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Charlyne Yi, Rune Temte, Rachel House, and Kiera Thompson – followed a group of thieves as they traveled through time and space while seeking out treasure.

Taika and Jemaine also made guest appearances on the series.

Time Bandits first debuted on Apple TV+ on July 24, 2024 and after 10 episodes, the series concluded on August 21.

Take a look at all of the other shows Apple TV+ has canceled this year so far.

Apple TV+ won’t reset the clock on Time Bandits.

The tech giant’s streaming service has canceled the series, an adaptation of a 1981 feature film by Terry Gilliam, after a single season. The news comes less than four weeks after Time Bandits completed its 10-episode first season on Aug. 21.

As is the case with most streaming series, viewing figures for Time Bandits aren’t publicly available. The show didn’t break into Nielsen’s top 10 original streaming series in the first four weeks of its run (Apple TV+ released two episodes per week). Critics were largely positive on the show; The Hollywood Reporter’s Daniel Fienberg wrote that particularly in the second half of the season, Time Bandits is “actively funny and clever and just a little bit emotional.”

Like the film, the series follows a young history buff (Kal-El Tuck) who’s recruited to join a band of...

“Time Bandits” has been canceled by Apple TV+ after one season, Variety has confirmed.

The fantasy series, starring Lisa Kudrow, follows a group of thieves and their newest recruit — an 11-year-old boy named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) — hopping across time and space to plunder riches. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi created the series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 cult classic, with Clement and Morris serving as co-showrunners.

Along with Kudrow and Tuck, the cast includes Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Charlyne Yi, Rune Temte, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills and Imaan Hadchiti.

Clement, Morris and Waititi wrote and directed select episodes of “Time Bandits” Season 1; they also executive produced alongside Garrett Basch, Jane Stanton for Handmade Films and Tim Coddington. The now-defunct Paramount TV Studios produced with Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television.

In July, Morris spoke to Variety about introducing “Time Bandits” to a new audience.

Time Bandits‘ latest adventure has come to an end. Apple TV+ has opted not to renew the series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s cult classic film for a second season. The news comes almost a month after the 10-episode first season of the fantasy series starring Lisa Kudrow ended its run, released in batches of two episodes weekly.

The development is not entirely surprising. Despite the nostalgia factor and mostly favorable reviews (78% on Rotten Tomatoes), Time Bandits, created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, did not attract large enough audience and was not able to crack Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming rankings.

After the initial round of the streaming wars where gaining market share was the sole objective, streamers have been applying a more disciplined approach in their shift to profitability,...

Time has run out on Apple TV+’s Time Bandits: The epic fantasy is ending after just one season at the streamer, TVLine has learned.

An adaptation of the 1981 Terry Gilliam film, Time Bandits followed an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) as he joined up with a ragtag group of thieves and traveled through time and space with them on a series of fantastical adventures. Lisa Kudrow co-starred as Penelope, with Charlyne Yi as Judy and Kiera Thompson as Kevin’s sister Saffron.

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Exclusive: Daddy Issues has secured a second season on the BBC.

The series, starring BAFTA-winning Sex Education actress Aimee Lou Wood and The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey, will return after becoming the biggest comedy launch on BBC3 since 2022.

Created by Danielle Ward (Brassic), Season 1 of Daddy Issues followed Stockport-based Gemma (Lou Wood), who discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up.

With her sister Catherine (Sharon Rooney) in prison and her mum Davina (Susan Lynch) traveling around the world to find herself, Gemma had no choice but to turn to her hapless father Malcolm (Morrissey) for support.

Daddy Issues is produced by Fudge Park Productions, the company founded in 2015 by Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, writers and creators of The Inbetweeners.

Jon Petrie, director of comedy at the BBC, and Fiona Campbell, the BBC’s controller of youth audience, commissioned the second, six-part season alongside Seb Barwell.

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Exclusive: With the fall festival season well underway, Anonymous Content is finding its groove after a period of change.

The company worked on a slew of projects that launched at the Venice Film Festival, including the first four episodes of Alfonso Curarón’s limited series Disclaimer with Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, a project produced via its production arm AC Studios. There was also Liz Lo’s documentary Mistress Dispeller, which it exec produced, and Vermiglio, an Italian World War II film that it is co-selling with Charades.

Meanwhile, Telluride saw the debut of Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, which Anonymous produced with Plan B Entertainment and Louverture Films.

And there’s more to come with the Julie Delpy-directed Meet the Barbarians set for a Gala premiere in Toronto and Brett Story and Steve Maing’s doc Union, which is set...

Time to pack your briefcase, the boys could be heading back out on tour.

The Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas has said that he and co-stars James Buckley (Jay), Simon Bird (Will), and Blake Harrison (Neil) would consider reuniting for a third movie.

He told the Always Be Comedy podcast that the idea had been discussed in “various forms and all of us feel like it would be nice.”

“We’re all still around, we’re all still in each other’s lives. We all still like each other. And if it was something that came up, I think we would want to do it,” Thomas said.

“A movie, I think works with the right idea. It would be challenging to do another series, just because of the timeline. But with the film, there are all sorts of options.”

Thomas said a stag do, also known as a bachelor party, could...

Enrollment is now open for … love? Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest are preparing to matriculate in My Oxford Year, a new romance written by Allison Burnett (Autumn in New York) and directed by BAFTA nominee Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners). Based on a novel by Julia Whelan, which was adapted from Burnett’s original screenplay, this is the class that everyone’s trying to get into. Read on for more information, and get ready for the semester to begin.

When Anna, an ambitious young American woman, sets out for the UK and the University of Oxford to fulfill a childhood dream, she’s got her life completely on track. That is, until she meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives.

The cast enrolled in My Oxford Year are:

There’s no release date yet, but keep an eye out for...

AppleTV+'s TV adaptation of Terry Gilliam's cult movie Time Bandits has proven itself to be a fantastic retelling. Created by comedy legends Taika Waititi, Iain Morris, and Jemaine Clement, the series is both a hilarious and bonkers time-hopping adventure.

The series is led by Kal-El Tuck, who plays the charming Kevin Haddock, a young history buff who's swept through various eras of history when a band of time-traveling misfits, captained by Penelope (Lisa Kudrow), enters his bedroom — which just so happens to be a portal through space-time. At first, Kevin relishes the opportunity to witness history first-hand, but when the world is threatened and his parents are put in danger, things start to get serious.

We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Kal-El Tuck and interview him about his experience on the series. Check it out!

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Warning: contains spoilers for Time Bandits (1981) & (2024) episodes one & two.

“Strong language, self-harm references & violence. This programme isn’t suitable for younger viewers,” is the warning from Channel4.com to anybody currently wishing to stream Terry Gilliam’s 1981 fantasy adventure film Time Bandits in the UK. Despite the film’s “G” (all ages admitted) rating, the streamer asks viewers to confirm that they’re over the age of 16 before it will play.

An overreaction, or fair dos, in light of the film’s meaty battle scenes and famously bleak ending?

The Original Time Bandits Ending

In the film’s final scenes, 11-year-old Kevin (Craig Warnock) awakens in his own bed following a series of perilous adventures through history with a band of time-travelling wannabe thieves played by actors with dwarfism.

After romping through Napoleon’s battlefields, having a hand in the killing of the Minotaur, experiencing the sinking of the Titanic,...

The latest collaboration between Taika Waititi (Thor: Love and Thunder), Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows), and Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) is Time Bandits — a new Apple TV+ show based on the 1981 film made by Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam. Considering the absurdist nature of Gilliam’s humor, Morris, Waititi, and Clement are a perfect fit to bring Time Bandits to a new generation.

We at FandomWire got the opportunity to speak with Time Bandits co-creator Morris about reimagining Terry Gillam’s cult classic family adventure, working with Waititi and Clement, and why fans and newcomers alike should be excited to see this new version of Time Bandits. Check out the interview below!

Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Lisa Kudrow, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi and Tadhg Murphy in “Time Bandits,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Time Bandits Iain Morris Interview

FandomWire: I can think of few people as influential in comedy as Terry Gilliam.

To a generation of Brits, Iain Morris may forever be known as half of the duo that created “The Inbetweeners,” the wildly rude sitcom about a group of mostly unpopular teenage boys that ran from 2008-2010 and was followed by two hugely successful films.

But the multi-talented creative has been prolifically busy since then, reuniting some of the “The Inbetweeners” lead cast for BBC comedy series “White Gold,” creating another BBC comedy “First Team,” working on FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” helping write Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” and recently being tapped to direct Netflix rom-com feature “My Oxford Year.”

For the last few years, he’s also been hard at work on “Time Bandits,” Apple TV+’s small-screen reimagining of Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 fantasy comedy about a young boy taken on an adventure through time with a band of thieves (mostly played...

A 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film has received a modern streaming series makeover courtesy of creators Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, as the new Time Bandits reboot arrives on Apple TV+. (The first two episodes are streaming now; this recap covers the premiere only.)

The show takes the film’s basic concept – a young English boy named Kevin joins up with a group of time traveling thieves – and puts a new spin on it, while also incorporating familiar elements like the movie’s stand-ins for God and the Devil, the Supreme Being (played by Waititi) and Pure Evil (played...

When Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement team up, good things tend to happen. From “Flight of the Conchords” to “Wellington Paranormal,” and “What We Do in the Shadows” (the movie) to “What We Do in the Shadows” (the series), the two on- and off-camera talents have shown a knack for elevating mundane situations through fantastic creativity. “Conchords” heightens its band members’ everyday struggles for renown and romance with hysterical musical interludes. “Wellington” disrupts the humdrum duties of New Zealand cops by serving up cases with a supernatural twist. Stories in “Shadows” emerge from the perpetual boredom of vampire roommates who’ve grown tired of immortality’s tedium.

Much of the humor in their writing relies on characters reacting to extraordinary events with little more than a shrug, so adapting “Time Bandits” into a TV series seems like a good fit. Based “in part” on Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin’s 1981 film of the same name,...

Plot: Embark on a comedic, high-stakes journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

Review: The original 1981 Terry Gilliam film Time Bandits is a staple of movies for kids that go beyond being children’s films. Alongside The Goonies, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Neverending Story, Labyrinth, and more, Time Bandits took mature filmmaking and actors. They put them into a story that worked for younger and older audiences. Forty years later, we get a new take on Time Bandits from the comedic genius of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. Embracing that same approach to telling a story for kids that also appeals to adults, this new Time Bandits boasts better special effects, a more diverse array of historical places for the protagonists to visit,...

Time travel has never seemed quite so absurd! When Taika Waititi is in the mix, however, absurd is par for the course. Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris have combined to create a new TV adaptation of the classic “Time Bandits,” which will premiere on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 24. The series follows an eclectic mix of rogues who travel time and space to thwart the forces of evil, with plenty of laughs along the way. You can stream the show with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

How to Watch ‘Time Bandits’ Series Premiere When: Wednesday, July 24 TV: Apple TV+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+ 7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘Time Bandits’

Guided by the one and only Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests and life as they know it.

Time travel has never seemed quite so absurd! When Taika Waititi is in the mix, however, absurd is par for the course. Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris have combined to create a new TV adaptation of the classic “Time Bandits,” which will premiere on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 24. The series follows an eclectic mix of rogues who travel time and space to thwart the forces of evil, with plenty of laughs along the way. You can stream the show with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

How to Watch ‘Time Bandits’ Series Premiere When: Wednesday, July 24 TV: Apple TV+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+ 7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘Time Bandits’

Guided by the one and only Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests and life as they know it.

The new Apple TV+ series Time Bandits is an imaginative adventure through history that both honors and builds upon Terry Gilliam’s classic 1981 film. At the center of the time-traveling escapades is Kevin, an 11-year-old history buff who finds himself swept away from modern-day England on wild journeys across eras. Kevin is played with lively curiosity by Kal-El Tuck.

One night, Kevin discovers a portal in his bedroom that transports various delinquents – collectively known as the Time Bandits – into his room. Led by the shrewd Penelope, played with wit by Lisa Kudrow, the bandits have stolen a magical map allowing them to leap between times in search of treasure.

But right behind them are the malevolent forces of Pure Evil, seeking to tamper with history for nefarious ends. And so Kevin embarks on a series of fast-paced, comedic adventures through different periods, with each episode delivering fresh laughs and perspectives on the past.

Time Bandits may not live up to the original, but it has bright spots for a wide audience to enjoy. Featuring fun aesthetics and sweet characters, the show blends humor with high-stakes drama. The series tries to tackle too many plotlines, leaving some character development feeling rushed and unresolved.

Time Bandits is Apple TV+'s updated take on the classic 1981 film by Terry Gilliam, and though there are familiar elements, it doesn't quite live up to the original. There's no question that the first Time Bandits needed some revamping, as many aspects don't hold up when set against the modern cultural context. However, there's magic missing in the 2024 series, even if the cast and characters of Time Bandits and the series' many witticisms will appeal to a wide audience. Unfortunately, even its best quips won't help the series stand the test of time.

Time Bandits (2024)

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If you were looking for a list of the most influential comedy filmmakers of all time, it would absolutely not be complete without Terry Gilliam. Although Gilliam’s best-known work is his tenure with Monty Python, his 1980s family adventure Time Bandits has grown quite a cult following.

Now, three of the hottest voices in comedy today — Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok), Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows), and Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) — have created a new series based on the movie. It’s as enjoyable as one could hope, paying homage to the original while also standing on its own.

Time Bandits is a fun reimagining that stands on its own

Like the original movie, Time Bandits follows a young, history-loving kid who finds himself swept away on a wild adventure when a group of time-traveling bandits appear in his wardrobe. Although the story itself is a little thin,...

Thanks to Steven Spielberg and his various acolytes, ’80s kids didn’t lack for entertainment made directly for us. But that doesn’t mean we weren’t periodically traumatized by a Gremlins or Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or, in the case of my younger brother, The ‘Burbs.

Nobody, though, specialized in making movies that were ostensibly for kids but definitely weren’t for all kids like Terry Gilliam. One of my first moviegoing memories is abruptly leaving a revival screening of Jabberwocky because it wasn’t the movie my parents thought it was. Audiences experienced similar unease with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and, before that, 1981’s Time Bandits, a frequently playful juvenile romp that’s also nonstop dark imagery and narrative jagged edges. The film replicates the chaotic weirdness of childhood dreams, but resists any of the pat moralizing that often anchors kid-friendly storytelling.

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In 1981, as the Monty Python sketch comedy troupe approached the end of its most fertile period, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin co-wrote the feature film Time Bandits, which Gilliam also directed. Though Monty Python’s Flying Circus and some segments of their various movies would be entertaining to kids and adults alike, Time Bandits was pitched at a younger audience and, according to an essay by Bruce Eder at Criterion.com, became “the most critically well-received children’s film in nearly two decades.”

For some Gen Xers who saw it as children, Time Bandits was a formative event: a fantasy story that didn’t hold back on physical or emotional violence, and (spoilers ahead for a 40+-year-old movie) had no compunction about giving the young protagonist’s terrible parents an unambiguously punitive ending.

Now Time Bandits is getting a revival in streaming TV series form. I can’t speak to how 2024 kids will receive it,...

Back in 1981, director Terry Gilliam and his Monty Python cohort Michael Palin brought the world the cult classic fantasy adventure film Time Bandits – and now, Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has teamed with his frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris to create an Apple TV+ series version of Time Bandits. The first two episodes of the ten-episode first season will premiere on Wednesday, July 24th… and while doing the press rounds for the show, Clement revealed that season 2 is already being written!

Produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios, and MRC, Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world. The eccentric crew of...

Lisa Kudrow appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and the first thing guest host Anthony Anderson asked was whether people ever refer to her as Phoebe. Well, as it turns out it’s not just us common folks who confuse Kudrow with her zany character on Friends.

“You know what, I was at a party, a big party, and I was talking to Sandra Bullock,” Kudrow told Anderson. “I’m name dropping. I have to. But it’s true. And we were talking and she’s like ‘Well, I...

Time Bandits is coming to Apple TV+ later this month, and the streaming service has released a trailer for the comedy adventure service based on the Terry Gilliam movie.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti star in the series inspired by the 1981 cult classic film. Ten episodes have been produced.

Created for television by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, the new adaptation follows a woman (Kudrow) who leads her ragtag team of misfit thieves through time, looking for treasure. Their newest recruit is an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents -- and the world.

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¡La historia nunca fue tan divertida! © Apple TV+

Apple TV+ ha publicado el tráiler de la serie de comedia y aventuras “Los Héroes del Tiempo” (“Time Bandits”), adaptación televisiva de la película clásica del mismo título, creada para la televisión por Jemaine Clement (“Lo que Hacemos en las Sombras”), Iain Morris (“Lo que Hacemos en las Sombras”) y Taika Waititi.

“Los Héroes del Tiempo” es un viaje a través del tiempo y el espacio con un dispar grupo de ladrones y su nuevo recluta: un niño de 11 años aficionado a la historia llamado Kevin. Juntos, se embarcan en una emocionante búsqueda para salvar a los padres del niño y al mundo entero. Guiados por Lisa Kudrow, el excéntrico grupo de bandidos se embarca en épicas aventuras mientras las fuerzas del mal amenazan sus conquistas… y la vida tal y como la conocemos. Viajando a través del tiempo y el espacio,...

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s long-in-the-works TV adaptation of “Time Bandits” is finally ready to go, and on Tuesday Apple TV+ released a timey-wimey trailer for the family fantasy comedy.

The series follows a lonely, history-loving kid named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) who discovers a “time egress” in his wardrobe and ends up joining a crew of thieves led by Penelope (Lisa Kudrow) who travel through time stealing priceless artifacts and having comedic misadventures.

“Time Bandits” hails from frequent collaborators Waititi, Clement (best known together for their work on “What We Do in the Shadows”) and Iain Morris (who wrote for Clement’s “Flight of the Conchords” and co-wrote the screenplay for Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins”). Oscar-winner Waititi directs some episodes, while Clement and Morris serve as showrunners. The series is based on Terry Gilliam’s 1981 film of the same name. It’s been in the works at Apple...

Back in 1981, director Terry Gilliam and his Monty Python cohort Michael Palin brought the world the cult classic fantasy adventure film Time Bandits – and now, Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has teamed with his frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris to create an Apple TV+ series version of Time Bandits. The first two episodes of the ten-episode first season will premiere on Wednesday, July 24th… and with that date right around the corner, a trailer for the show has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

The two episode premiere will be followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21st.

Produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios, and MRC, Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin.

Today, Apple TV+ debuted the trailer for the upcoming live-action comedic adventure Time Bandits, the first-ever television adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie by the same name.

The series was created for television by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners), and Taika Waititi (Reservation Dogs) and produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios, and MRC.

Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

The 10-episode series will premiere globally with the first two episodes on Wednesday, July 24, followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21, 2024.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their...

"Nothing is too big for us to steal" Apple has revealed their official trailer for an adventure time travel series called Time Bandits, streaming this summer on the Apple TV+ service. Yes indeed, 80s kids, this is a TV adaptation of the kooky classic 1981 movie of the same name, Time Bandits, which was directed by Terry Gilliam. This new series is created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, and produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, AC Studios and MRC, 2024's Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents — and the world. With an exciting ensemble cast featuring Lisa Kudrow as Penelope and Kal-El Tuck as Kevin, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi,...

When it was announced that Apple TV+ was remaking Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits” film as a new TV series, there were quite a few people upset by the prospect. But now that we’ve seen a trailer, the series looks… delightful.

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As seen in the trailer, “Time Bandits” is co-created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi and tells the story of a young boy who finds out that his bedroom allows him to travel all throughout time and space.

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Apple TV has launched the trailer for Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement’s live-action, comedic adventure ‘Time Bandits.’

The 10-episode series is the first-ever television adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie by the same name. Created for television by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) and Taika Waititi (Reservation Dogs).

The series is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests, and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles upon fascinating worlds of the distant past while seeking out treasure, depending on Kevin to shed light on each situation.

Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for the Time Bandits reboot, co-created by Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Iain Morris. The show follows an imaginative young boy who embarks on a time-bending adventure with a group of bandits, traveling through history and plundering treasure. Time Bandits has the potential to be a hit for Apple TV+ due to the creative duo's successful track record and the platform's growing library of titles.

Terry Gilliam's unique world of adventure returns to the screen in the Time Bandits reboot trailer. The TV show, co-created by What We Do in the Shadows duo Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, as well as The Inbetweeners' Iain Morris, revolves around an imaginative young boy who learns of a time portal in his room and embarks on an adventure with a group of bandits that travel through time plundering treasure from history. Lisa Kudrow leads the ensemble...

If you could travel through time, who would you want to meet? Pirates? Neanderthals? Pure Evil? Well, with “Time Bandits,” you’ll meet them all — and Jemaine Clement even plays the latter.

Based on the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name, Apple TV+’s new series sends young Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) on an adventure through time when he discovers that his bedroom is actually a “time egress.” That means that Penelope (Lisa Kudrow) and her gang of bandits can use it as a bit of a waystation while traveling through time to steal major artifacts.

According to Penelope, “nothing is too big for us to steal” — except maybe the Trojan horse. Along with Kevin the Time Bandits work together to save his parents, all while stealing the best items they can get their hands on throughout history.

You can watch the first trailer for “Time Bandits” in the video above.

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “Time Bandits,” a TV adaptation of the Terry Gilliam’s beloved 1981 fantasy feature. The 10-episode series will premiere with two episodes July 24, followed by two new episodes each Wednesday through Aug. 21.

The comedic adventure series follows a group of thieves and their newest recruit — an 11-year-old boy — hopping across time and space to plunder riches. The trailer sees the boy Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), a history buff who discovers a portal in his wardrobe and joins a band led by Penelope (Lisa Kudrow). Over their adventures, the group takes on evil forces as Kevin sheds light on various historic stops seen in the trailer, like the creation of Stonehenge, the Trojan Horse, dinosaurs in the prehistoric ages and the Ice Age.

“Time Bandits” is produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi executive produce,...

An 11-year-old history buff named Kevin finds a time egress in his wardrobe in Time Bandits, the first-ever television adaptation of the cult classic movie of the same name that’s in the works for Apple.

Created by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) and Taika Waititi (Reservation Dogs), Time Bandits will premiere globally with the first two episodes on July 24, followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests, and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles upon fascinating worlds of the distant past while seeking out treasure, depending on Kevin to shed light on each situation. The “Time Bandits” witness the creation of Stonehenge, see the Trojan Horse in action, escape dinosaurs in the prehistoric ages, wreak havoc during medieval times,...

Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits” is stepping into the present day.

The long-awaited Apple TV+ series adaptation will officially debut Wednesday, July 24 on the streaming platform, with Lisa Kudrow leading the ensemble cast which includes co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

The 10-episode series centers on an “unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world,” per the official synopsis.

“What We Do in the Shadows” alums Clement and Taika Waititi co-created the series with Iain Morris. The series spans the creation of Stonehenge, the infamous Trojan Horse, battling dinosaurs, venturing into medieval times, experiencing the Ice Age, and the Harlem Renaissance, among other time-traveling detours to find treasure.

Along with Kudrow, the cast includes Kal-El Tuck (“Unseeing Evil”), Tadhg Murphy...

Forty-three years after the feature film of the same name, the Time Bandits are back, with Apple TV+ releasing the first trailer for its updated take on the concept introduced in Terry Gilliam’s 1981 comedic fantasy.

The 10-episode series, premiering Wednesday, July 24, comes from longtime collaborators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows), both of whom have on-camera roles and who serve as creators alongside fellow Flight of the Conchords alum Iain Morris.

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Time Bandits is coming to Apple TV+ later this month, and the streaming service has released a trailer for the comedy adventure service based on the Terry Gilliam movie.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti star in the series inspired by the 1981 cult classic film. Ten episodes have been produced.

Created for television by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, the new adaptation follows a woman (Kudrow) who leads her ragtag team of misfit thieves through time, looking for treasure. Their newest recruit is an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents -- and the world.

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Chris Columbus’ The Thursday Murder Club, for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Netflix, started principal photography in the UK on June 27, cementing a busy summer for production in the territory.

The crime comedy stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie and is understood to be shooting at Shepperton Studios.

Netflix is also in production in the UK on Rian Johnson’s latest Daniel Craig crime caper Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. It is filming at Warner Bros Leavesden.

Iain Morris’ romantic drama My Oxford Year , starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest is gearing up for the streamer too.